High school (grades 9-12) · Menno, SD

Menno High School - 01

Federal NCES profile for Menno High School - 01, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 464710000420
0/100100/10053/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
85
📋 Attendance
80
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Menno High School - 01 earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of South Dakota schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most South Dakota schools.

#2 of 3
public schools in Menno · Resource Index
53
Resource Index · Higher
10.6:1
small classes for South Dakota
13.5%
free-lunch eligible

Menno High School - 01 has class sizes smaller than 75% of South Dakota schools. Computed live against every South Dakota school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Menno High School - 01 ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Menno, SD.

Enrollment

74

South Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

7.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.6:1

vs 13.6:1 South Dakota avg

-22% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

13.5%

vs 28.8% South Dakota avg

-53% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Menno High School - 01 compares with South Dakota and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Menno High School - 01

Menno High School - 01 is a lower-poverty, mid-sized high school in Menno, South Dakota, enrolling 74 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of South Dakota schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 13.5% of students eligible for free meals.

With 74 students, its enrollment sits close to the South Dakota median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 691 South Dakota schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 133 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need South Dakota schools statewide, it ranks #6, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 74 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance holds up well here: only 8.1% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 2 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Menno School District 33-2 also operates Menno Elementary - 02 (91 students) and Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 (39 students) alongside Menno High School - 01.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Menno High School - 01 compares

Menno High School - 01 on the metrics families compare, against South Dakota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs South Dakota South Dakota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.6:1 ▼ 22% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 13.5% ▼ 53% 28.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 74 top 59% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.6:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
74
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
13.5%
free-lunch eligible - 53% below the South Dakota average of 28.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.6:1
students per teacher - 22% below state mean
Top 25% in South Dakota - lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$14,761
per pupil, district-wide - above South Dakota avg of $13,477
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 74 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 100.0%

Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Menno High School - 01 is less mixed than the South Dakota school average of 27.6.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Menno School District 33-2, which includes Menno High School - 01.

$14,761
Per student
+10%
vs South Dakota
Avg $13,477
-11%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 61.1%
State 28.0%
Federal 10.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Menno High School - 01 Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Menno Elementary - 02 Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Menno Middle School - 05 Smaller Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Menno High School - 01's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Menno School District 33-2 · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of South Dakota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Menno High School - 01's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Menno High School - 01

How many students attend Menno High School - 01?

Menno High School - 01 has 74 students enrolled. It is a high school in Menno, SD.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Menno High School - 01?

The student-teacher ratio at Menno High School - 01 is 10.6:1, which is 22% lower than the South Dakota average of 13.6:1 and 32% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Menno High School - 01?

13.5% of students at Menno High School - 01 are eligible for free lunch, compared to the South Dakota average of 28.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Menno High School - 01?

The largest demographic group at Menno High School - 01 is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Menno, SD.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Menno High School - 01?

Menno High School - 01 has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Menno High School - 01 rank among public schools in Menno?

By Resource Investment Index, Menno High School - 01 ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Menno, SD. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Menno on the city page.

Is Menno High School - 01 a good school?

Menno High School - 01 earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of South Dakota schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most South Dakota schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Menno School District 33-2?

Besides Menno High School - 01, Menno School District 33-2 also operates Menno Elementary - 02 (91 students), Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 (39 students), and Menno Middle School - 05 (37 students). See the Menno School District 33-2 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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